Hello David, I assume that the beading on a '39 is similar to that on a '38. I have done a bare metal re-paint of my '38, so all the bright-work came off.Whilst it is perhaps less work to mask the beading, to remove them is simple. It is also simple to replace with small bolts and nuts.
The grill is another kettle of fish. The only way I can imagine removing this is to take off the entire front shell, which entails its own problems. But perhaps if you go this far then it only remains to remove the mudguards[fenders] and the whole painting exercise is straight forward.
Good Luck.
Dennis Nielsen. South Africa.

Hello. As I approach the end of my restoration of my 1938 120, I am tiding up all the little items. I have one item that puzzles me and another on which I am not sure.
The puzzle. I have the correct spare wheel hold-down hardware, but do not seem able to get the piece that fits into the wheel centre hole to line up neatly with the 2 attachment arms. As a good bit of the spare wheel wells were rusted away, thus needing new metal, I suspect that there were perhaps some rubber spacers fitted of which I am not aware of. If this is correct they may have guided the wheel into its correct place. Can someone offer some advice.
The unsure item. I have a reproduction of the owners hand-book which implies that the vacuum off-take, for the wipers, on the inlet manifold is to be connected to the vacuum side of the dual fuel/vacuum pump, and from there to the wiper motor.The object being to always have sufficient vacuum to keep the wipers operating. Is this correct?
Thanks and regards. Dennis.

Hello, When I got the car it had a Carter carburettor with the choke connected the way you describe. Having done so much work on the rest of the car, I decided to go all the way
Regards, Dennis

Hello All. I have finally mastered the workings of the EE-14 carburettor and its choke operating thermostat. The carburettor that I got from Flackmaster had the middle section without the passage to accommodate the link between the choke- piston and the choke butterfly as well as the link itself. I thus had to drill the passage[ This middle section probably came from an EE-16] and make a link. I soon discovered that the length of this link is of critical importance, but fortunately had made it so that it could be adjusted within narrow limits. If it too long then once the engine is hot the choke-piston's position interferes with the idling mixture strength. If too short, then the choke butterfly does not open fully and this leads to a rich mixture overall. Now that this is all correct the engine runs sweetly.
I have also made a small number of the choke thermostats.These are a copy of an original with all new materials. Should any member be interested in this item, please contact me.
Regards.

Hello, The car is a right hand drive.
Thanks.
Dennis Nielsen.

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Hello all, I was inspired by PGS41's post on 15th April to send some details and photos of my restoration. The car was running when I acquired it. I started by disassembling and then grit cleaning the chassis. I have not redone the engine, clutch or gearbox as these were o.k. Otherwise everything else has been restored. the body was rust free,but the spare wheel wells were rusted through. I removed all the paint and primed with red-oxide and had the final coat done professionally.
All that remains to be done is the upholstery of the seats [here I had these done but is came out as a complete mess], so this now has to be redone. I also will make a new steering wheel and then redo the clock. Apart from some small refinements the job will be finished.
I hope that the photos are attached, if not I will need advice.
Regards.

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Hello all. The chromium plated embellishing strips which run along the running boards and continue onto the bottom of the front mudguards [fender], are missing from my car.
As I must make these items I need to ask two questions.
1.Is the strip, one continuous length or is it two separate pieces, one for the mudguard and one for the running board?
2.What are the dimensions of these strips? I will need the overall length if it is a continuous strip, or if two separate strips the length of that fitted to the mudguard. Also the width and height?
Hoping that one of the members can supply this information. Thanking you in anticipation. dnielsen.

Hello,Thanks for the info. Late last year I was corresponding with Max Merrit re choke thermostat. At that time nothing was available, as was the position at Kanter. I decided that I would attempt to make a small number of these thermostats, using the one I got from Flackmaster,as an example. To date I have made the basic unit and only now need the bi-metallic coil to complete them. I have not been able to get a small [or any] quantity of this material. However after many experiments I have now reached the stage where I need to investigate the possibility of joining the 2 metal strips by riveting them together, as was done in the early cays of bi-metallic strip manufacture.
However I have not given up on my search for the material. I will also contact Max Merrit.
Regards. dnielsen

Hello,Thanks for the info. Late last year I was corresponding with Max Merrit re choke thermostat. At that time nothing was available, as was the position at Kanter. I decided that I would attempt to make a small number of these thermostats, using the one I got from Flackmaster,as an example. To date I have made the basic unit and only now need the bi-metallic coil to complete them. I have not been able to get a small [or any] quantity of this material. However after many experiments I have now reached the stage where I need to investigate the possibility of joining the 2 metal strips by riveting them together, as was done in the early cays of bi-metallic strip manufacture.
However I have not given up on my search for the material. I will also contact Max Merrit.
Regards. dnielsen

Hello all. A few weeks ago i sumitted a query to FLACKMASTER,but to date have not received a reply. perhaps the message got lost as i know that we have experienced some problems with our international e-mails. If this is the case i re-submit the query. Here it is. Hello Flackmaster. In my previous communication with you it was mentioned that you had a choke thermostat as fitted to a 1938 120 using the EE-14 carburettor that i got from you. Do you still have it and are you willing to sell it or swop it for the stromberg Ee-22/23 carburettor that i have? Incidently that carb i have got working well, it just needs fine tuning and of course the choke thermostat.
Regards. dnielsen